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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Charles Lindbergh marry?

2. What is the second of the "extravagant expectations" held by Americans, according to Boorstin?

3. Pseudo-events, according to Boorstin, create distortion through what?

4. When was the hotel coupon introduced to the touring industry in London?

5. How many people did Thomas Cook claim to have arranged to attend the Great Exhibition?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Boorstin compare travel of the past with the present, in Chapter 3 - Section I?

2. What does Boorstin assert of travelers' dissociation since the advent of tourism?

3. What does Boorstin write of the impact of the Graphic Revolution, in Chapter 1 - Section II?

4. What comparison does Boorstin make between celebrities and heroes in Chapter 2 - Section IV?

5. Who was Thomas Cook? What industry did he expand?

6. What did the advent of tourism do for the American traveler, according to Boorstin?

7. What does Boorstin write of the changing nature of travel in Chapter 3?

8. How was the second story a pseudo-event in Boorstin's example of "the leak" in Chapter 1 - Section IV?

9. How does Boorstin distinguish pseudo-events from propaganda?

10. How does Boorstin describe pseudo-events in the political arena, in Chapter 1 - Section III? What examples does he offer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the evolution and advances in the printing and binding industry and their effect on culture. How does Boorstin relate printmaking advances to the pseudo-event?

Essay Topic 2

Define pseudo-event. How does Boorstin apply this term to American culture today? How did the pseudo-event develop?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the evolution of tourism in America. How did the car change travel? How did the airplane? What effect have these advances had, according to Boorstin?

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